Mostly girls · peaked in 2008
Marley name popularity since 1925
38,325 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Marley (86.2% girls, 13.8% boys). Half of them were born in 2013 or earlier, so the typical Marley is about 13 years old in 2026. Marley peaked in 2008 as the #145 name for girls, and it ranked #322 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 38,325
- Named Marley, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #322
- for girls in 2025 (950 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 86.2% girls
- 33,045 girls · 5,280 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.13× its national share
Peak year is the year Marley made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Marley births per year, 1925–2025
2008 was the biggest year for Marley both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2003 and 2008, Marley became 4.7× more common, from 1 in 3,760 baby girls to 1 in 802.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Marley's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Marley.
Decade by decade
Babies named Marley in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 37 | – |
| 1930s | 12 | 53 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 18 | 33 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 38 | 57 | #6,400 |
| 1960s | 41 | 11 | #7,158 |
| 1970s | 124 | 17 | #5,033 |
| 1980s | 497 | 119 | #1,456 |
| 1990s | 2,035 | 303 | #903 |
| 2000s | 8,992 | 1,299 | #473 |
| 2010s | 14,235 | 2,292 | #218 |
| 2020–25 | 7,053 | 1,059 | #322 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
52.8% of babies named Marley from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Marley is most popular
The index compares Marley's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Marley.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.13× | 636 |
| Arizona | 1.69× | 767 |
| Florida | 1.68× | 2,129 |
| Georgia | 1.61× | 1,556 |
| Tennessee | 1.49× | 1,098 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Marley and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Marley (this page) | 33,045 | 2008 |
| Marlee | 17,649 | 2008 |
| Marlie | 4,542 | 2009 |
| Marli | 2,841 | 2008 |
| Marly | 1,660 | 2008 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Marley's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Marley.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Marley (2008).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data